NEST

The car is one of civilisation’s most powerful symbols, a symbol of freedom and wealth, an indicator of status. Nevertheless, it can sometimes become a substitute for a home, a temporary place to spend the night. What if our privacy were forced to exist in the public space? What if we had to nest somewhere random? Get by with no roof over our heads, homeless.
I just crash in my car tonight, no big deal, it's like camping. One night turns into two nights, three nights becomes a week, a week becomes a month… Don't want to tell people. Better keep it hidden.I always try to park behind the warehouses, behind those open spaces. I drive around right at night, making sure it is quiet and empty, no more people around. I’m home. This is it.The wind blows and the truck shakes a little, is somebody trying to get in?
(Extract from documentary USA: Homeless Students in California)

Nest is a dialogue between urban dance and contemporary creation, a piece designed to be performed on the street and in unconventional spaces directed by Marie Gyselbrecht. Belgian-born performer and creator, Marie graduated from the Salzburg Experimental Dance Academy (SEAD, 2005). She joined Peeping Tom in 2008 and has worked for choreographers such as Alain Platel. As a creator, she premiered Waiting Room – A Life in Transit, an installation presented at the Brussels Gallery Weekend and several international cultural centres. In 2018, she directed Taverne, a dance and theatre piece for HOTEL Col·lectiu Escènic that has been performed in Belgium and at Barcelona’s Sala Hiroshima.

Idea and artistic direction: Marie Gyselbrecht / Artistic accompaniment: Jordi Duran / Performers: Luís Garcia, Antonio León and Mabel Olea / Sound arrangements: Annalena Fröhlich / Production: Pau Estrem / Production assistance: Gaspar Corts

Coproduction: Plataforma HOP, Danseu Festival / With the collaboration of: festival Sismògraf, Graner centre de creació, Roca Umbert Fàbrica de les Arts / Supported by: ICEC - Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya